The New Zealander will be available for 11 Vitality Blast matches
Derbyshire Falcons have confirmed the signing of New Zealand batter Cam Fletcher for 11 Vitality Blast matches.
He replaces his compatriot Blair Tickner, who is returning to New Zealand for family reasons.
The seamer took eight wickets in six County Championship matches, and departs having also played the opening two fixtures of Derbyshire's Blast campaign.
Blair Tickner has returned to New Zealand for family reasons (Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
Fletcher has been recruited from within the country for his first game against Nottinghamshire on June 7, as he's currently playing club cricket in the Bradford Premier League for New Farnley.
He played in the Blast last season for Glamorgan, scoring one half-century.
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Fletcher's overall T20 record is a good one; the batter has notched almost 2000 runs in the format over the course of his career, striking at 131.14, and he helped his Auckland Aces side to the 2023/24 Super Smash title recently.
Cam Fletcher joins in good T20 form (Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
Upon Fletcher's signing for Derbyshire, Head of Cricket Mickey Arthur said: "We've moved quickly to secure a powerful batter in Cam Fletcher, he's a very exciting player who will add even more firepower to our batting lineup.
"He has played in the Vitality Blast before and will give us another option, as we go into a really intense block of fixtures."
Fletcher added: "I'm looking forward to joining Derbyshire Falcons, the Vitality Blast is an exciting competition and I can't wait to get started.
"Mickey Arthur is a world-class coach and the opportunity to work with him is one I'm very excited about."
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